Writing — IGCSE English - Second Language (0991) questions by topic

This set of 7 questions covers writing an email about a problem during a weekend away, posting a review of a museum visit, identifying another term for parkour, and choosing the correct reason a project topic was chosen, worth between 6 and 15 marks.

Identify, state, write and give range from short factual response to a full piece of extended writing with a stated register. Drawn from 2025 papers, this page's instant marking is especially useful for the longer writing tasks, checking whether your task coverage, tense control and register match what an email or review actually requires before submitting a final version.

May–June 2025, Paper 11

Question 1 · 8 marks

What is another term for parkour?

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Question 7 · 9 marks

For each statement, write the correct letter, A, B, C or D, on the line. Which section includes the following information? an informal name for an annual event

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Question 10 · 6 marks

For each question, choose the correct answer, A, B or C, and put a tick in the appropriate box. Lia chose to do a project on prickly pears in Switzerland because A she had visited…

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Question 16 · 15 marks

You recently went on a school trip to a museum in another city. Write an email to a friend about the school trip to the museum. In your email you should: - explain what you did in…

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Question 17 · 15 marks

In class, you have been discussing whether employees should be required to work for a maximum of four days a week, giving them three days of free time. Here are some comments from…

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May–June 2025, Paper 12

Question 16 · 15 marks

You recently went away for the weekend with your family. However, there was a problem during your weekend away. Write an email to a friend telling them about your weekend away. In…

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Question 17 · 15 marks

A new transport museum has just opened near where you live. You recently visited it with some friends and decide to post a review of your visit on the transport museum's website.…

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